HEI Hospitality Group recently filed an application to reinstate plans for a 16-story Courtyard by Marriott hotel in downtown Bellevue. The proposed hotel would be located at 200 110th Ave. NE, 2 blocks south of the Bellevue Transit Center. The plans include 378 guestrooms, a 142-seat restaurant and lounge, 297 […]
Real Estate
New Bellevue Apartment Complex ‘Soma’ Nearing Completion
Developer John Su has moved forward with his new 6-story 80-unit project called Soma, located at 10701 Main Street, and is expected to open the project this spring. Soma promises to have a “Little footprint. Big impact” – which refers to the building’s green efforts. The website for the project promotes […]
Kemper Freeman Resigns from Bellevue Downtown Association
Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman has resigned from the Bellevue Downtown Association. Freeman, who owns Lincoln Square, Bellevue Square, and Bellevue Place, had been a member of the Bellevue Downtown Association for more than 30 years – his father was one of the group’s founders – but he strongly disagreed with […]
Updated Downtown Bellevue Apartment Pricing
If you are looking to move into an apartment in Downtown Bellevue, the best resource to start your search is our Apartments page, under ‘Real Estate’ on our site. The listings include all of the apartment complexes in Downtown Bellevue, complete with addresses and phone numbers, as well as starting ‘from prices’ for […]
Disney Announces Plans for Bellevue Square Retail Store
This week Disney announced plans for new store openings in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Europe. As a part of these announcements it was communicated that there will be a new Bellevue Square Disney Store opening in 2011. Disney is no stranger to Bellevue Square, as they have had […]
HSBC Bank Set to Open in Downtown Bellevue
HSBC Bellevue is scheduled to open its 1st full-service branch in Bellevue, at 821 Bellevue Way, on February 27th. HSBC is 1 of the world’s largest banks and is headquartered in London, England. The opening will come 1 year after the announcement that HSBC intended to open a branch in Bellevue. HSBC will […]
Black Bottle is Coming to Downtown Bellevue
Black Bottle, the casual tavern currently located in Belltown will be opening a new location in Downtown Bellevue called ‘Black Bottle Postern.’ Black Bottle has confirmed that they are excited to be opening at Avalon Towers Bellevue on Bellevue way in February 2011. The Black Bottle location in Seattle offers […]
Firm Consolidates Ownership of Bellevue Towers & Lowers Prices
A group of senior lenders from Morgan Stanley financial services firm consolidated ownership of Bellevue Towers on Thursday. Morgan Stanley and its co-lenders have increased their financial investment in the downtown luxury condominium development. The consolidation provides financial stability for the property as remaining condominiums are sold, according to a […]
Via Vita Café & Wine Bar Now Open
Via Vita Café & Wine Bar is now open in downtown Bellevue. The café offers breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and light dinner daily in the Belcarra apartment building at 1032 106th Ave. NE. Visitors can enjoy coffee, pastries, and small plates, as well as handmade gelato and European wines. The […]
Pay No Rent at The Bravern Apartments Until February 2011
The Bravern Residences Apartment Homes made an announcement Tuesday, communicating that for a limited time if a new renter signs a 14-month or longer lease they will not have to pay rent until February 2011. In October The Bravern Residences reallocated the remainder of their units from condos to apartments in […]
